The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI), one of Haiti’s oldest public administrative bodies, officially celebrated its 102nd anniversary on Monday, June 8, 2026, at the Karibe Convention Center under the executive theme: “The DGI modernizes to better serve.” Amid a comprehensive structural overhaul, the fiscal enforcement agency is pivoting toward systemic modernization. Breaking a long-standing period of institutional opacity regarding public reporting, DGI Director General Chesnel François announced that the bureau collected 58 billion gourdes from October 1, 2025, to May 31, 2026, marking a significant increase of 9.8 billion gourdes compared to the same operational period in the previous fiscal year.
François outlined four foundational pillars designed to govern the agency’s transition: digital transformation aimed at eliminating paper-based systems through the deployment of the Revenue Management System (RMS) and the computerization of the national land registry; institutional capacity building to adapt the agency’s organizational framework; the enhancement of public relations to rebuild taxpayer trust; and sustained revenue mobilization. Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé attended the ceremony, emphasizing that core state investments in public infrastructure, national security, healthcare, and education depend directly on the DGI’s capacity to collect revenues transparently. Supported by the Minister of Economy and Finances, Serge Gabriel Collin, the DGI will fast-track system deployments to ensure operational compliance ahead of the enforcement of the nation’s new tax code this upcoming October.
